Fires burn two black churches in Greenville Texas
Two black churches in Greenville suffered major damage within hours in suspected racially charged arson. Police questioned three people, including two white men and a Hispanic man, about the blazes and possible links to earlier church burnings. Authorities pledged a federal probe as President Clinton and Treasury Secretary Rubin commented on the nationwide wave of fires.
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Greenville
New Light House of Prayer
Chester Thomas
Thomas
Church of the Living God
New Light
Dallas
Lee Hardman
Greenville United Baptist Church
Washington
Treasury
Robert Rubin
Charlotte
N.C
Rubin
San Diego
Clinton
Texas
America
Stealth virus enables gene delivery to avoid immune rejection
Researchers report a gutted common-cold virus can carry therapeutic genes into cells without triggering the immune system. Led by University of Michigan geneticist Jeffrey Chamberlain and funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the approach aims to treat Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy and could extend to other inherited diseases, cancers, and AIDS.
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Tucson
Ariz
University of Michigan
Jeffrey Chamberlain
Duchenne
Becker
Chamberlain
Attorney Critics Fight With Permian Basin Drug Task Force
Ward Reeves Loving and Ward counties district attorney John Stickles accuses the Permian Basin Drug Task Force of seizing property for profit while declining to prosecute. Cmdr. Tom Finley counters that Stickles is an ineffective prosecutor. The feud escalated after Finley circulated a letter calling Stickles a failure and noting cases he believes should have been prosecuted.
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Permian Basin
143Rd
John Stickles
Stickles
Tom Finley
Ward, Reeves and Loving
Finley
Big Bend rafting firms reel from Rio Grande drought
Terlingua area raft operators face near collapse as drought drains the Rio Grande. Beth Garcia’s Big Bend River Tours and three others suspend trips. only Far Flung Adventures remains operative. Texas River Expeditions moved to Colorado amid the downturn, hurting local economies of Terlingua Lajitas Study Butte and nearby towns.
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Terlingua
Beth Garcia
Garcia
Rio Grande
Big Bend
Big Bend River Tours
el Paso
Texas River Expeditions
Colorado
Jason Blanton
Big Bend National Park
Jason Blaston
Big Bend Tours
Odessa fireworks distributor pleas for local safe area over ban
Odessa's Truckload Fireworks co owner Ted Tuminowski urged Ector County Commissioners to avoid a county wide Fourth of July ban citing drought fire hazards. He proposed a supervised safe area under House Bill 828 to reduce liability, offering to cover design costs while the court weighs options ahead of June 24 meeting.
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Odessa
Ector County Commissioners Court
Ted Tuminowski
Tuminowski
Gray County
Tom Craddick
Midland County Commissioners Court
Ector County
Jim Jordan
Jordan
Lott Promises Aggressive GOP Drive for Tax Cuts and Smaller Government
Senate contender Trent Lott, the Mississippi senator favored to succeed Bob Dole, vows a bold GOP agenda including fundamental tax reform, Medicare overhaul, and reduced government. He says he will push a Reagan Kemp economic plan and aims to unify with Cochran despite rivalries.
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Washington
Bob Dole
Senate
Trent Lott
Lott
Thad Cochran
GOP
Dole
Cochran
Ronald Reagan
Jack Kemp
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Sara Murray
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Ken Brodnax
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